Patrick "Tito" Maswanganyi (born 4 April 1998) is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders in South Africa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Maswanganyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | madadeni, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stars of Africa | |||
| Oliveirense | |||
| Academica de Coimbra U23 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Supersport United | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Orlando Pirates | 30 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2024– | South Africa | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editYouth Career
editMaswanganyi spent his early years as a professional footballer in Portugal, where he turned out for U.D. Oliveirense and Académica de Coimbra.[1]
Senior
editSuperSport F.C
editIn 2022, he moved back to South Africa and joined the Betway Premiership side, SuperSport United F.C..
Orlando Pirates
editIn 2023, he joined the Soweto club Orlando Pirates.[2]
International career
editMaswanganyi received his first senior national team call-up for two International Friendlies against Andorra and Algeria.[3] He made his debut against the former on 21 March 2024, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.On 15 November 2024, Patrick scored his first goal for South Africa in a 2-0 win over Uganda during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[4]
Career Statistics
editClub
As of 21 September 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SuperSport United | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2023–24 | DStv Premiership | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024–25 | Betway Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 52 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 11 | ||
Honours
editOrlando Pirates
- MTN 8: 2023–24, 2024-25[6][7]
- Nedbank Cup: 2023–24[5]
Individual
- DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: 2024[8]
- DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season: 2024[9]
- Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024[10]
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Maswanganyi - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "New Pirates Signing: How I Nearly Quit". Soccer Laduma. 18 July 2023.
- ^ Ntshangase, Otis (22 March 2024). "Teko Modise offers advice to Bafana Bafana newcomer Patrick Maswanganyi". FARPost. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Mark, Jonty (22 March 2024). "Mokwana sparkles but Bafana fail to impress in Andorra draw". The Citizen.
- ^ a b "South Africa - P. Maswanganyi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "'Orlando Pirates boss Irvin Khoza has done it again in the MTN8 final! Mamelodi Sundowns fans must sit this one out, they benefited against Kaizer Chiefs - Poor Stellenbosch, it's sad to see this' - Fans | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Maswanganyi and Williams dominate 2023/24 PSL Awards". www.psl.co.za. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Pirates win big at the PSL Awards - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Times, iDiski (23 June 2024). "Maswanganyi Bags R400k At PSL Awards". iDiski Times. Retrieved 19 September 2024.